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Lufthansa, Eurowings Alliance Faces
Objections From Antitrust Office

Handelsblatt

Updated March 7, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

Deutsche Lufthansa 's plans to forge an alliance with regional flight operator Eurowings look set to fall through on antitrust grounds.

Germany's Federal Cartel Office said Lufthansa's position on the market for internal German flights was already so strong that any further alliances would lead to an unacceptable weakening of the competitive situation.